US rank #12550 Boys' name Peak 2023 492 births

Tres — #12550 US boys' name

492 babies named Tres in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s271970s291980s491990s1312000s1042010s952020s52
#12550
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Tres was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

18 babies were named Tres in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tres

The Social Security Administration has registered 492 babies named Tres between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tres currently holds the #12550 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tres performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Tres shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tres in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tres in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 492 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tres at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

492

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2023

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,550

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tres popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
18
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
05101520 20242017201020021995198819781957 5

Tres popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1974 (Tres as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1974 5

Tres by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
131 births that decade — 27% of Tres's all-time total
1950s51960s271970s291980s491990s1312000s1042010s952020s52

Tres by state

Where Tres concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tres
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.2%
Texas share of Tres's total US births 1.2%

6 of 492 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tres?
492 babies have been named Tres since 1957. It currently ranks #12550 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 18 births.
When was Tres most popular?
Tres was most popular in the 1990s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Tres most popular?
The top states for the name Tres are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Tres been used?
Tres has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tres?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trevor, Trenton, Trent, Trey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.